Moments: Times That Make Us Stop and Think

ISBN-13: 9798895301470 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 175 str.

John Forrest

Opis

This book is a series of vignettes that I call âmoments.â The concept of a âmomentâ is explained fully in the introduction. A âmomentâ is akin to what is sometimes called âa light bulb momentâ â a sudden flash of insight. But in this book the personal âmomentsâ I describe are much more than short periods of simple inspiration. They are also turning points for me (another meaning of the word âmomentâ). Each chapter describes the âmomentâ itself, and then discusses the meaning of the event, and its subsequent long-term ramifications. Each chapter can be read individually, but there are certain threads that weave through the whole book, and which are drawn together at the end. The book is written in first person narrative because all these events happened to me, and all of them influenced my life for the better. In some ways the book is a sequel to âA Life in Anthropology" which NOVA published. It has the same quality of using anthropology in everyday life. Suitable for new undergraduates as well as a general audience.